“Introduction: Transhumanism, AGI, and Uploading”

Friday, August 24th, 2007

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Date and Time: 2007-08-24 (Friday) at 4:00 PM
Location: Charles P. Sonett Space Sciences Building, Room 121, University of Arizona campus
Description: "Introduction: Transhumanism, AGI, and Uploading" - Please join us for and introduction to transhumanism and related ideas, as well as discussion and show-and-tell (an article you've read, an idea you've thought about, a short video or lecture to share, etc.)

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eon fathom - “Are We Already Living in a Simulation?”

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007

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Date and Time: Friday, February 16, 2007, 4 PM
Location: Room 2919 at the Arizona Cancer Center, 1515 N. Campbell | map
Title: "Are We Already Living in a Simulation?"
Presenter: eon fathom, local independent biotech research scientist
Presentation Description: One argument goes: If we will create simulations of whole worlds in the future, and these simulations are much more numerous than actual worlds, odds are we are living in a simulation right now. This presentation presents multiple sides to this topic.
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eon fathom - “Uploading: A Materialist Perspective on the Mind and Simulation”

Wednesday, December 6th, 2006

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eon fathom - "Uploading: A Materialist Perspective on the Mind and Simulation"

Date and Time: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 from 12:00pm until 1:00pm MST

Location: Presidio Room, 4th Floor, Student Union Memorial Center, 1303 E. University Blvd., Tucson, AZ, USA 85721-0017 | Google Maps

Description: Eon fathom is a local independent biotech research scientist, based in Tucson, AZ. From a strongly mechanistic or materialistic view the mind is nothing more than the outcome of the structure and charge of atoms and molecules arranged in a 3 pound lump that we call the brain. Such a physical object can be represented as information and is capable of being simulated by very powerful computers. If what 'we' are is this information than we could be transferred to a simulated environment. Being simulated has many advantages, but also raises some ethical concerns. This talk looks at the feasibility and desirability of uploading.

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  • [PowerPoint removed] Uploading: A Materialists Perspective on the Mind and Simulation by eon fathom

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